May 20, 2013
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The United Nations is the world's largest, foremost, and most prominent international organization. The stated aims of the United Nations include promoting and facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, political freedoms, democracy, and the achievement of lasting world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.
At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; as of 2011, there are 193. From its offices around the world, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year. The organization has six principal organs: the General Assembly; the Security Council; the Economic and Social Council; the Secretariat; the International Court of Justice; and the United Nations Trusteeship Council. Other prominent UN System agencies include the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme and United Nations Children's Fund. The UN's most prominent position is that of the office of Secretary-General which has been held by Ban Ki-moon of South Korea since 2007.
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![HRW condemns Myanmar over ethnic cleansing of Muslims as UN envoy visits site of clashes [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-8085000/8085636/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=2dbae6d38032f1de8e7d615efad84ac6)
![Syria accuses armed rebels of committing crimes against civilians [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-8047000/8047269/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=90597b6e0098ec1b367f484962e19ff3)
![UN rights envoy to probe violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-7984000/7984910/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=4adc74d02f2cc84f18f7dd5532829c93 "Minister for Border Affairs Lieutenant General Thein Htay addresses a news conference on the Rohingya-related unrest in Rakhine State, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Yangon July 30, 2012: REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun")
![Syrian forces continue crackdown on Aleppo [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-7764000/7764550/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=d2819600e8b24f2206b83c75da47117a)
![Syrian army wages fierce battle against rebels attempting to seize central Aleppo [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-7635000/7635459/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=1051016e2ee26392807e56069a8c2677 "Members of the Free Syrian Army patrol in Sukari, Aleppo province, July 20, 2012: REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout")
![International community remains silent on ethnic cleansing in Myanmar [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-7507000/7507664/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=78127e68602ec71137b325a220749139 "A Rohingya man from Myanmar cries after being arrested by Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) while trying to get into Bangladesh, in Teknaf June 18, 2012: REUTERS/Andrew Biraj")
